…..December 7, 1940 was indeed a day of infamy as Pres. Franklin Roosevelt told the nation. Our country went to war and my mind travels back today to what it must have been like for those who faced Christmas that year and those war years…
Oak Glen Golden Bear Seniors pictured: (top row, l-r) Paxton Shuman, Nick Chaney, Gage Patterson, Hunter Patterson, Evan Geisse and Brayden Mineard (bottom row, l-r) Jeremy Taylor, Kyler O’Connor, Matt Malick, Danny Beatles, Ethan Hooker and William Minnis. While the path to the 2020 WV…
The Newell Community Improvement Coalition is excited to announce that the Santa’s Mail Box is up and ready to receive children’s letters to Santa. The mailbox is located at the overlook above Laurel Hollow Park on Washington Street in Newell. Letters received by Dec. 18…
FREE COVID TESTING – CHANGE, Inc. is offering free COVID testing in both Weirton and Newell. All residents need to get tested a West Virginia Drivers License or proof of residency. The testing sites are the Family Medical Center at 1151 Washington St., Newell and…
CHESTER’S HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS – SATURDAY, DEC 5 – While the Chester Christmas Parade has been cancelled, the Hometown Christmas activities will take place on Carolina Avenue. The theme of this year’s celebration is based on the Grinch movie with the theme being “Can’t Steal Our…
…….I awoke to the sound of salt trucks Tuesday. Since I was little when I heard that sound I knew it had snowed overnight and the State Road was on the job. I live on Veterans Blvd less than ¼ mile north of the State…
The records of the First Company I, formed in the Spring of 1861 as ninety-day volunteers, list Richard Hooker Brown as a First Lieutenant. When the unit was reformed as a longer term service unit, records list him as a Private. Most sources list his…
I love Christmas! So many things about the spirit and the traditions bless my soul every year! There is no greater thing that has ever happened to this earth than that unlikely birth in that busy animals’ stall. Our Savior was born as a vulnerable…
Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway – Responding to those who may be in need during this holiday season. The Chaffin Luhana, LLP, law firm gave away 200 turkeys to residents at Tomlinson Run State Park parking lot on November 20. The firm,which also has offices in Pittsburgh…